Halter



Dec. 8,1942. w. n. CRANDALL 2,304,338

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Patented Dec. 8, 1942 4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE v HALTER William. H. Grand-all, Oakland, Calif.

Application August 15, 1941, Serial No. 406,969

3 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in theconstruction of the rope halter shown in my former Patent No. 1,939,107 entitled Halter, issued December 12, 1933 and my patent Number 2,114,178entitled Halter, issued April 12, 1938, and particularly to the connection formed between the throat latchand nose piece of the halter.

In the construction shown in my former patent, .six separate metal pieces. were employed to form the connection between the nose and throat latch of the halterand these were so disposed that there was a tendency to chafe the throat of the animal to which the halter was applied.

The object of the present invention is generally to. improve and simplify the construction and operation of the connection between the nose and throat latch; to materially reduce the number of parts employed and to dispose of parts in such a manner that chafing is prevented. The invention is shown by way of illustration in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the halter;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the connection formed between nose and throat latch of the halter;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken on line III--III, Fig. 2; I

Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the manner in which the ends of the ropeforming the nose piece are joined and laid behind the second rope forming the lower part of the nose piece;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a clamp; and

Fig- 6 is a perspective view of anelongated ring which is securedby theclamp.

Fig. 7 is a cross section taken on line VIIVII, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail and particularly Fig. 1, it will be noted that a halter is formed from two pieces of ropea short piece forming a nose piece 3 and a long piece which forms the crown, the cheeks and the throat latch of the halter. The long rope commences at the point indicated at 5 where it is secured by a pair of clamping bands 6. The rope extends downwardly as indicated at l and is passed through a pair of clamping bands 8 and 8a. The rope then doubles back on itself and in so doing forms a loop 9. It passes back through the clamps 8 and 8a and then extends upwardly as indicated at It), then through an eye member H and here again forms a loop and doubles back on itself, and is extended forwardly to form one cheek piece l2. It extends to the nose piece 3 where it passes through a pair of clamping bands fit) I3 down under the chin as indicated at it and up on the other side of. the nose pieces through a pair of clamping bands I5, then rearwardly to form a second cheek piece Hi. It again passes through the. clamping bands 6, then upwardly over the head as indicated at IT and down the opposite side where it is doubled back on itself to form a loop l8, which carries a snap hook or latch Ha to engage the ring II. It again passes upwardly around the head as shown at l9 and finally through a friction buckle 20 whichis securedat one end between the clamps 6.

The portions of the ropel'l and H! which pass over the head form the crown piece ofthe halter. These two portions of the rope are held together by a ring 22. The ropes, however, pass loosely through it and as the freeend of the rope passes through the friction buckle 2!), the length of the crown piece may be adjusted to suit heads of varying sizes and lengths. The clamps l3 and I5 rigidly secure the short rope 3 forming the nose piece and a part of the chin piece to the forward ends of the cheek pieces 12 and iii. The free ends of the short rope 3 meet centrally under the chin as indicated at 21, see Fig. 4, and are secured together by a metallic clamping sleeve 23. The sleeve 23 securing the free ends of the nose portion 3 lies parallel with the portion 14 and both are secured within a clamp 24. The lower portion of this clamp also serves to secure a flattened ring 25, the purpose of which will hereinafter be described. That is--the sleet e23, shown in Fig. 4, temporarily. secures the free ends of the nose piece 3, but they are permanently secured when the clamp 24 is applied as this tends to clamp the sleeve 23 against the rope l4. The clamp 24 tending to further compress the sleeve 23 to positively secure the free rope ends.

The elongated ring 25 is disposed on the lower side or beneath the clamp 24. Extending through it is a pair of leg members 26 which are looped at one end to form a ring 21, these legs are looped again at the opposite ends to form an eye 28 through which the loop of the throat latch extends. The eye 28 thus forms a connection between the forward end of the throat latch and the leg members or shank 26 which extends through the flattened ring 25 at a point beneath the clamp 24 and terminates in the ring 2'! to which a halter rope, not shown, maybe attached. A smooth surface, to wit-the upper face of the clamp 24 and the shank 26 is thus presented to the underside of the chin or throat of the animal to which the halter is applied and posite end connects with the throat latch and this in turn is connected to the crown through the rope section I and 9 and the cheekpieces l2 and It so that when a pull is exerted on the halter it will be transmitted directly to the whole head of the animal and will thus cause the halter togrip and hold snugly.

It was previously stated that the crown piece consisting of the rope sections ll and. I9 were adjustable to increase or decrease the length of the halter so as to fit heads of different sizes or lengths. The throat latch is similarly adjustable, that is: The clamp 8 is permanently attached but the clamp 8a may he slid along the rope and the throat latch may thus be shortened or lengthened. The clamp 8a is made of two halves secured together by a screw, hence, when the clamp has been adjusted it will be secured by tightening the screw.

' In actual use the halter is applied by unsnapping the latch Ila. The nose piece 3 is slipped over the nose of the animal and the crown piece is thrown over the head behind the ears: the latch is then snapped into the ring II and the operation of applying the halter is completed. Conversely, when removing the halter, it is only necessary to release latch Ila and to slip the halter off. Hence, the halter can be quickly applied or removed.

A halter constructed as shown has great strength and is exceedingly durable. The-only portion subject to wear of any extent is: the shank 26 which passes through the elongated ring 25, but as the shank is made of two sections of heavy round wire and the flattened ring 25 is similarly made, any danger from breakage by wear is virtually eliminated; further, it should be noted that only three pieces are required to form the connection between the nose piece: and the throat latch, to wit: the clamp, the elongated flattened ring and the shank member extending therethrough, the sleeve 23 mayor may not be used but is preferable as it retains the loose ends of the nose rope 3 in place when the clamp 24 is applied and thus simplifies assembly and while this and other features of my invention have been more or less specifically described and illustrated, I nevertheless wish it understood that changes may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims, and that the materials and finish of the various parts employed may be varied according to what the experience of the manufacturer and varying conditions of use may demand.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. In a halter of the character described, a piece of rope adapted to encircle an animals 'nose and having ends meeting beneath the chin;

a clamp securing the rope ends together; a second piece of rope forming cheek pieces and a V throat latch and having a portion disposed alongside the clamp which secures the meeting ends of the first piece; a second clamp surrounding the first named clamp and the second rope and securing them together; a flattened ring carried by said second clamp and disposed beneath said second named clamp and ropes, said throat latch terminating in a loop; a ring having a shank portion extending through the flattened ring and an eye on the other end of the shank through which'the loop of the throat latch extends.

2. In a halter of the character described, a nose piece having a lower portion comprised of two parallel contacting ropes; clamp surrounding the ropes and securing them together; a flattened ring carried by the clamp and disposed beneath the clamp and the ropes; a shank member extending through the flattened ring, said shank having an eye at one end and a ring at the opposite end and said eye and ring being disposed at right angles to each other and a throat latch having a loop at its end and said loop extending through the eye of the shank.

3. In a halter of the character described, a nose piece having a lower portion comprised of two parallel contacting ropes; an elongated clamp surrounding the ropes and securing them together; a flattened ring carried by the clamp and disposed beneath the clamp and the ropes; a shank member extending through the flattened ring, saidshank having an eye at one end and a ring at the opposite end and said eye and ring being disposed at right angles to each other and a throat latch having a loop at its end and said an elongated 

